Bill > B26-0001

This bill amends the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to provide temporary rent stabilization protections for different types of rental units in Washington, D.C. from July 1, 2023, through April 30, 2025. For standard rent-stabilized units, annual rent increases will be limited to the lesser of 6% or the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) plus 2%, with a two-year cumulative limit of 12%. For units leased by home and community-based services waiver providers, rent increases will be capped at the lesser of 4% or the general adjustment, with an 8% two-year cumulative limit. Additionally, units occupied by elderly tenants or tenants with disabilities will have rent increases limited to the least of: the general adjustment, the most recent Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or 4%. The bill also allows landlords to re-notice rent increases with less than 30 days' notice if the new increase is lower than the original, and requires any rent overpayments to be repaid to tenants within 30 days. The act will apply from January 12, 2025, and will remain in effect for up to 90 days as an emergency measure, providing temporary relief to renters in the District of Columbia.

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0001